Window protective device



March 1, 1932. c. E. APPLEBEE 1,847,913

WINDOW PROTECTIVE DEVICE Filed Aug. 21, 1950 2 Sheets- Sheet 1 March 1, 1932.

. C. E. APPLEBEE WINDOW PROTECTIVE DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheeb 2 Filed Aug. 21, 1930 designated at 22. The vertically extending rods are secured to the transverse sash members 18 and 19 either by welding or riveting of the ends, and similarly the transverse or horizontally extending rods are secured respectively to the appropriate vertical sash member :20: or .21 and also *to the :rod 17 the latter connection being either by avelding or by the provision of a securely engagingloop formed on the transverse rods. Also, as a further protective insurance the wertically extending rods adjacent the central meeting edges of the two units are preferably dis posed closer together thanithe remainder and also,'if preferred, the horizontally extending rods "adjacent :the iopening :tor the :reception of the locking member apresent-l-y described, are:alsodisposedcloseritogetherthan the remainingirods. .Thusreach :unit 1-2. and 513 apre-V 2 1spacedm-slightdistance firomzthegmaini sash, portion '21. q-Similarly, the :member 20 is ;;pro-.

vided with :a {flange spaced i rom the :sash 20,. The :inneredgesofithe flanges 24 and-25 are :also preferably spacednpaa'ta slight-distance, and when :the units are positioned :in place :as desoribed the flan-gesQd-andQS dorm, with the sash members 21 and 20, a wert'ieally extending socket or slot for the reception of alocking member. To fac 'rlita'te introdud tion and removal or the docking 1nember, the flanges .24: and 2.5 do not extend entirely throughout the height off memibersfl-l and 20, but are \teraninated to :provide spaces '26 and 27 and relatively short l-flanges -28 and 29,, identical with flanges $24 and 25 ineconstruction,--;a-re :formed adjacent the upper extremities of the sash --Irrembers 520 and 21-, *IBBSPGC? tivel-y. v

The looking member 80 is composed of a plurality \Qlf hinged sections which may be secured by pino't pins :as shown :to -)rovide smooth pivota-lconnections. These sections are preferably of fiat steel "for making a tight fitting engagement withiI-vthe Mertioall -y extending socket described, and the looking member (or strip 30 :isot sectional ,forma-v tion :to facilitate -introduetitm and with draw-a1 through the openings 26' and Thus member {30 may be composed of sections '31 and 32,=ea ch slightly Jess in length than is provided by openings 26 and 27, and of short sections 33, 34k, 35, and 36. A compression spring 37 is preferably connected to sections 34 and 35, as shown in Fig. 6. To assemble the device in locking position, after the units12 and 13 have been alined as described, locking member 3,0 isinserted downwardly through openings andril? until the lowern'iost section 36 contacts with the window sill, after which spring 37 is compressed until section 33 is lowered for insertion through openings, 26 and 27. "stripis'then released and expansion. of spring 37 forcesvsection. 33 upwardly between the The upper flanges 2S and 29 to the position shown in Fig. -6, which 'e'iiectually locks 'the two units in place. Toyfacilitate manipulationwfkthe -lioclring ;member a knob 1 or handle 38 :may be mounted onthe section :31.

As-an-additional means for lockin'gthe device in place, the lowermostsection -36 may be provided with La downwardly depending projection T89, as shown in Fig. 7,;for; extensionwwithin a socket provided inqthe lower window SlllyQl'tit more-elficient-engagenient up may be afforded by anonnting. a keeper ;plate &0 on the "window sill. Keeper plateAO :is

provided with a central opening 41 for .the

reception :and engagement of projection '39, andmaybesecured by screws r2. 1 1- m5 \Vhile 1 Zha-ve illustrated and describedgthe preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable got variation ."fllld .modification without departing fromatlie spirit of the invention. 1,;thereano fore, do not wish to be liinited to the precise details 10f construction set forth, but desireto avail myselfo'f such variations and -.1rnodifications as rcoinewithin the scope of the pended claims. 1 Having-described 'my invention, what I claim as :new and desire to secure-by Letters Patent is: V l a 1. A window protective device-.ofthooharacter described, com-prising .a-3pair of plate arm members arranged -to'be inserted be'tWeenIt-he parting stops of a window frame, a pair of screen units ,piwotal'ly connected, respectively, to said ,plate members to allow the free verticalv edge portionsofsaid units to be brought us into abutting relationship, :an inner vertical flange member mounted upon each of said free vertical-edge portions and spaced therefrom, and a locking member arranged'to be inserted in the space between said ..Vertica'l 1 20 flange members and said vertical edge portions. p

'2. Awindow protective device of the'charactor described, comprising a pair of plate members arranged to be inserted between the parting stops of a window frame, a pair of screen units pivotally connected, respectively, to said plate members to allow the free vertical edge portions of said units to be brought into abuttingrelationship, an inner vertical 1-36 members arranged to be inserted between the flange member mounted upon each of said free vertical edge portions and spaced therefrom, a locking member arranged to be inserted in the space between said vertical flange members and said vertical edge por-T tions, and an outer plate mounted upon one of said vertical edge portions and adapted to overlie the other vertical edge portion.

3. A window protective device of the character described, comprising a pair of plate members arranged to be inserted between the parting stops of a window frame, apair of is; screen units pivotally connected, respectively,

tosaidplate members to allow the free verti'cal edge portions of said units to be brought i into abutting relationship, an inner vertical 'flange member mounted upon each of said free vertical edge portions. and spaced there- 7 from, a locking member arrangedto be insorted in the space between said vertical flange members and said vertical edge portions, and means upon saidlocking member for engaging said window frame.

4. A windowprotective device of thechar acter described, comprising a pair of plate parting stops of a window frame, a'pair of screen units pivotally connected,respectively,

to said plate members to allow'the'free vertical edge portions of said units-to be brought into abutting relationship an inner vertical flange member mounted upon each of said free vertical-edge portions and spaced therefrom, a locking member arrangedto be inserted in the space between said vertical flange members and said vertical edge portions, an outer plate mounted upon one of said vertical edge portions and adapted to overlie the other vertical edge portion, "and means upon said locking member for engaging said window frame.

In testimony whereof Ifhave signed myname to'this specification.

CHARLOTTE. ELIZABETH APPLEBEE. 

